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| From | "Mark Eichelberger" <markeichelberger@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Re: The Donnas |
| Date | Thu, 2 Dec 2004 21:18:58 -0500 |
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Hey, I think The Donnas are great. If you really want to hear the
progression this band has made, listen to 1998's "American Teenage
Rock'n'Roll Machine" and then listen to 2002's Spend The Night or this
year's Gold Medal. What amazes me is how much better a drummer Torry
Castellano is now. Hey, I know they were merely kids and were
self-taught...but man, did it ever show. I guess the constant touring
really tightened up this band. I don't have Gold Medal, yet, but based on
the clips I have heard, it sounds great. It's certainly on my Christmas
list.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Rundman" <rundman@msn.com>
> THE DONNAS: I've been a fan of theirs for a few years, and have totally
> enjoyed their last two albums "Turn 21" and "Spend the Night" which are
> great hard guitar-rock with cool female vocals and fun girl-power lyrics.
> Their new album "Gold Medal" (which just happens to be produced by the
> previously mentioned Butch Walker!) is their best yet and will also make
my
> top ten of the year. This new Donnas is more "mature"...less gimmicky
> topics, some slower tempos, with acoustic guitars and pianos, etc, but it
> still ROCKS, and has better guitar riffs than anything I've heard in ages.
> Plus the vocals are fantastic, the multiple harmonies are killer and
complex
> and beautiful, and the songs are hooky like crazy.
>
> These artists' albums are the most fun I've had listening to new music
this
> year.
>
> Jonathan R
> http://www.jonathanrundman.com
>
>
>
>
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